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Hartford Boxing Promotions Announces inaugural show “Fight Night at the Capital”

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Undefeated argi heavyweight
Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
June 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

(L-R) – Sharad Collier, promoter/trainer Tony Blanco & Richard Rivera

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maiatza 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, June 16, at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye marinel Man” Rivera (7-0, 6 Kos), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions.

 

 

“I’m excited about the entire card and providing a platform for some of the best amateurs in recent Connecticut boxing history to fight,” Blanco said. “‘Popeye’ is in the main event. He’s sparred against world champions and each experience has given him more confidence. He’s on his way to greatness. We’re also showcasing (‘The Special One’) Sharad Collier in his pro debut. This kid is something special. Richard is exactly what Hartford needs, somebody youngster can look up to as a role model. ‘Popeye’ is exciting to watch and very popular. Sharad is going to be like that, gehiegi.

 

 

“I’m thrilled to partner with Richard and Michael to bring boxing back to Hartford, which is a hotbed for boxing, and it has a rich boxing history. There’s a lot of talent here right now and fans will see that June 16garren.”

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep eta Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, munduko titulua challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega eta Israel “baizik” Cardona, eta 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

 

 

The hardest hitter in New England, rising star Rivera will defend his Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England light heavyweight title in the eight-round main event versus an opponent to be determined.

 

 

 

“I’m blessed to help bring boxing back to Hartford,” Rivera commented. “I’m honored to headline our first show, Fans will see good boxing and be entertained. I’m going to put on a good performance on an exciting night. Ezin dut itxaron!”

 

 

The 21-yer-old Collard, fighting out of Hartford like Rivera, will be competing in the National Golden Gloves Championships, starting May 14th in Omaha, Nebraska, before returning home to turn pro in a four-round Special Junior Welterweight Attraction versus Carlos Galindo (0-2), Woburn, Massachusetts.

 

 

“Tony is like my second father and I’m grateful to him for allowing me to make my pro debut in my hometown,” Collier remarked. “I’m bringing a big fan-base and I’m going to put on a show. I’m familiar with a lot of fighters on this card. ‘Popeye’ is like my big brother. We train and have traveled together as amateurs. We motivate each other. I’m going to try and get a faster knockout than him June 16garren.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “Beast” Bordoy, Jr.. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, guztiak lau txandan bouts, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa vs. Cleveland’s Roger Blankenship (1-3), New Britain, CT featherweight Nathan Martinez in his professional debut vs. New Bedford’s (MA)Henry Garcia (1-0), Hartford lightweight Jose Maysonette vs. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero vs. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

Borrokak eta borrokalari guztiak dira aldaketaren menpe.

 

 

Sarrerak, tasatuak $80.00, $60.00 eta $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, baita $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Ateak irekita 6 p.m. ETA, Lehenengo bout hasten da 7 p.m. ETA.

 

 

Sponsors include Hot 93.7 FM, Hartford Boxing Center, Foster Buddies Network and HBC ProShop.

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Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

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(L-R) – Michael Tran, Richard Rivera & Tony Blanco

HARTFORD, Conn. (April 4, 2018) – Professional boxing’s newest promotional company, Hartford Boxing Promotions, has announced its official formation, as well as tentative plans calling for its inaugural event this summer in Hartford.

 

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye marinel Man” Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera is one of the best and most popular pro fighters in New England.

 

 

 

“We want to bring boxing back to Hartford,” Blanco addressed why they founded this new promotional company. “Hartford is a hotbed of boxing. There’s a lot of talent here and Hartford has a rich boxing history.

 

 

 

“We hope to promote our first show on June 16th, subject to Connecticut Boxing Commission approval, at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford. It’s owned by Live Nation and has been used only as a concert hall, but it has an old-school feel and will be an awesome venue for boxing. We’re excited about promoting events in this new venue for boxing.”

 

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep eta Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, munduko titulua challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully eta Israel “baizik” Cardona, eta 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

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Connecticut’s top all-time great fighters & Foxwoods’ best fights

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Osteguna, Uztailaren 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. ETA/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Uztailaren 19, 2016) — Connecticut may not have equal status with New York City or Las Vegas in terms of being a fight capital, but the Nutmeg State has produced five Hall-of-Famers with Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in Mashantucket, CT, hosting many of the sport’s greatest fighters and fights over the past two decades.
The tradition continues on Osteguna, Uztailaren 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Am “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) 10-txandan ekitaldi nagusian Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN & ESPN.
Telebistaz estaldura hasten da 8 p.m. ETA/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Kos) and California’s Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 Kos).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 Kos), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, who fought professionally between 1940 eta 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Saddler.
Other Hall-of-Famers from Connecticut are world heavyweight champion (1926-28)Gene “The Fighting Marine” Tunney (65-1-1, 48 Kos), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsey bitan; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Kid” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 Kos), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 Kos), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Jack “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 Kos), who was born in Canada but lived in Bridgeport.
Over the year, many other Connecticut fighters have made an impact on the sport including Hartford’s NBA featherweight champion Battling Battalino (57-26-3, 26 Kos), who was the first world champion to lose his title on the scale, Hartford’s two-time world welterweight titlist Marlon “Magic Man” Starling (45-6-12, 27 Kos), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 Kos), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Bad” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 Kos) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 Kos), Stamford’s world No. 1-ranked welterweight Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 Kos), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence Clay-Bey (21-3-1, 16 Kos).
The No. 1 Foxwoods fight of all-time, held on April 16, 2011, was also promoted by DiBella Entertainment, and was selected as the 2011 Ring Magazine and BWAA Fight of the Year. Defending champion Beste Berto (27-0) eta Challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 erronda, each getting dropped twice, with Ortiz winning a hard-fought decision (114-111, 114-112, 115-110) for the WBC welterweight title.
A close second place is the 2003 BWAA Fight of the Year, in which future Hall-of-FamerJames Toney (65-4-2) won a 12-round decision over reigning IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov. The action started days earlier at the pre-fight press conference when a skirmish erupted as tables were overturned and glasses thrown. The animosity continued between the two fighters and their respective camps right up to the final bell. Previously undefeated, Jirov (31-0) started fast but faded, getting decked in the final round.
In 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12garren txandan, come-from-behind knockout of always-tough Omar Sheika in a rematch of a previous draw, for a regional super middleweight title.
Two other N.E. fan favorites who fought regularly at Foxwoods were multiple-time world champion Vinny Paz (Pazienza during his boxing career), fighting out of Cranston, RI, and New Bedford’s all-action “Sucra” Ray Oliveira. Paz had a 13-3 record at Foxwoods, highlighted by his 1998 decision over Glenwood Brown and his 50garrencareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill in 2004. Oliveira was only 6-7-1 fighting at Foxwoods, but he faced nothing but iron and he did defeat a world champion, Vince Phillips, beren 2000 non-title fight that produced the second-most total punches (2,989) recorded at that time.
Brazilian boxing fans always turned out in force when countryman Acelino “Butt” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, garaituzZahir Raheem eta Artur Grigorian eta galdu Juan Diaz eta Diego Corrales.
Other great fights at Foxwoods include future world middleweight champion Andy Leecoming back from the brink of possibly getting knocked out to stop Craig McEwan in the 10garren Kopako euren 2011 borroka, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) in the 12garren round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, eta 114-113) beren 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), eta Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez in 1997 (Quartey was originally awarded a win by majority decision, but a scoring error was discovered and the fight was ruled a majority draw).
Two of the greatest boxers in modern boxing history, Floyd Mayweather, Jr.. eta Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Urtean bere 15garren pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10garren-ren TKO txandan Otis Grant. In the Jones-Grant co-feature, IBF lightweight champion Shane Mosley successfully defended his title against Jesse James Leija, who was unable to answer the bell for the 10garren txandan.
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John Seip Manager sinatu Italiako super middleweight perspectiva Daniele Marco Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina eta John Seip

 

MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Beteranoen boxeo kudeatzailea John Seip sinatu oso apainduta Italiako amateur boxeolari ditu Daniel Mark Scardina zuzendaritza kontratua esklusiboa.

 

Seip onena da gidatzen ezaguna Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin Munduko Boxing Erakundea (WBO) munduko middleweight izenburua. The newyorktarrak halaber British super middleweight goranzko kudeatzen Steed “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

21 urteko Scardina The Rozzano hails, baino gutxiagoko herri bat 40,000 Milan probintziako jendea. Boxeo hasi zuen saioa 2008 urterekin 16, osabaren urratsei garai hartan boxeolari honako nor zen, baita Daniele rol eredu gisa.

 

Scardina, nor izan 56 bouts amateur, harrapatu goi ugari Italiako torneo barne Rovereto Nazionalean ohoreak, Silver Glove Nazionala, eta Urrezko bi Eskularruak Nazionala. Halaber, brontzezko domina eskuratu zuen nazioarteko ekitaldi batean.

 

In 2013, boxed Italia Thunder Boxing Taldearekin zuen World Series Boxing-en, Alemaniako aurkari baten kontra bere partida bakarra irabazi.

 

Scardina lehen Seip arreta erakarri munduan ospetsua 5garren St. Miami Beach Gimnasioa, jatorriz inauguratua 1950 arabera Chris Dundee, eta hainbat eta hainbat munduko txapeldun etxean bertan trebatu barne Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston eta Willie Pep. Tradizio aberatsa berria jarraitzen 5garren St. Gimnasioa, at hurbil dago 1434 Alton Street, non mundu osoko esaterako goi borrokalariak Bernard Hopkins oraindik entrenatzeko.

 

“Lehen entrenatzen at zion ikusi nuen 5garren St. Gimnasioa eta begiratu tipikoa amateur bat bezala zuen,” Seip azaldu. “Punches zabal bota zuen eta ez zekien jab ona nola bota. Trainers Guy Laieta eta Dino Spencer berarekin lan egiten hasi zen, eta gaur egun, baina bere eskura erabiliz, Distantzia batean borrokan, eta jabs eta amu konbinazioak bota. Boxeo buruz sutsua zuen, entzuten eta egunero ikasteko. Daniele eskuko abiadura ona eta botere ditu. Eder mutil bat zen, gehiegi. Zerbait ikusi nuen berarengan, Ukiezinen, eta hura sinatzea erabaki.

 

“Dino duten goi-Notch gimnasio bat sortu du sparring giroan aukera handiak talentu borrokalariak hainbeste nor benetan bultza elkarri protagonista duen jabea da. Dagoeneko itxurazko da Danielle han hobera egin du bere trebetasunak prestakuntza. Luzea da zuen, azkar eta indartsua. Bere lanaren etika sinestezina da; gimnasioa lehen akabo, Azken utzi. Ezin duzu mutil hau zauritzen, bai. Etorkizun oparoa du ez zuela Denok sinesten.”

 
Scardina 5ean St at heavy-poltsa hits. Miami Beach Gimnasioa

Errusia borrokalari eta Sobiet-bloc nazioak ez bezala, baita Estatu Batuetara etortzen diren Latinoamerikako horiek beren boxeo profesionala karrerak ezartzea, Italiako jaiotako borrokalari gutxitan ibilbidea Scardina berdina jarraitu dute, nor Miami iaz mugitu eta bere anaia apartamentu solairuan lo.

 

The bakarti Italiako jaiotako munduko txapelduna nor profesionalki borrokatu ziren Amerikan da Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), nor WBC / WBA middleweight txapelduna izan zen 1979-1980. Antuofermo, arren, bere familia Brooklynera Puglia batera mugitu, Italian zenean izan zen 17 eta nola Amerikan kutxa ikasi zuen.

 

“Beti izan nahi nuen Amerikan txapeldun izan,” Scardina esan. “Hori niretzat American ametsa. Herrialde honetan, aukera paregabea da boxeolari handienak dezaket eskuineko laguntza izan behar dut uste dut. John Seip niretzat kudeatzailea eskubidea da zuen ustez, ahal dugun munduko txapelketa elkarrekin talde bat bezala delako.”

 

Scardina gogokoena boxeolariak dira Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux eta Miguel Cotto. “Perfekzioa ari naiz lanean kanpo borrokalari bat bezala, eta nire besoetan nagusia gertuago,” Scardina gehitu. Borrokan ari naiz munduko txapeldun bihurtu.”

 

Scardina espero da, bere debuta pro maiatzean edo ekainean hau egiteko.

 

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